Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 June 2009

6:57 PM.New York has been hosting the Tony Awards, the stage equivalent to the Oscars and it seems the British have taken over Broadway. Audio

6:54 PM.On the streets of urban America, nostalgia and the sheer challenge is prompting a grass-roots affection for so-called fixed gear bikes. Audio

6:52 PM.Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that while youth offending has decreased, Maori teenagers remain three times more likely to be apprehended by the police than their Pakeha or Pacific Island… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.The EU parliament vote in Britain saw the British Nationalist Party, a right wing party which some critics liken to the Nazi party, win seats for the first time. Audio

6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:42 PM.California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has unveiled a plan to save money by phasing out school textbooks in favour of using the internet. Audio

6:39 PM.A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the Air France jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board. Audio

6:37 PM.Former US Vice-President Al Gore was"held back"from travelling to North Korea to negotiate for the release of his two employees, the journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:25 PM.Anti-smoking groups say a test assessing the risk of lung cancer could persuade smokers to keep on puffing. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:19 PM.The country's largest Primary Health Organisation says the health system is failing Asian immigrants. Audio

6:18 PM.Swine flu is still on the rise in Australia with New Zealand health officials saying it hasn't peaked there yet. Audio

6:12 PM.A party of students from Gisborne Boy's High School who returned from Brisbane on Sunday are now in isolation after suspicions they may have swine flu. Audio

6:08 PM.Dioxin from New Plymouth's old agrichemical plant has been found buried in rusting drums under a childrens playground in the city. Audio

5:57 PM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stared down a disgruntled group of Labour party colleagues to hold onto the leadership. Audio

5:54 PM.Anti-smoking groups say the world's first test to measure how likely an individual smoker is to get lung cancer could put smokers off quitting. Audio

5:51 PM.The giant oil producer Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay fifteen and a half million U.S. dollars to settle a lawsuit which has been going on for 15 years. Audio

5:47 PM.The politics of the Richard Worth saga today descended into a"he-said-she-said"dispute between Phil Goff and the Prime Minister over the timing of a phone call. Audio

5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:40 PM.Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide is questioned on his comments regarding how they should be run. Audio

5:35 PM.There are calls for the minister of local government to clarify what he envisions the future role of councils to be. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.A French woman accused of murdering three of her own babies and hiding two of them in the freezer is going on trial near Tours. Audio

5:27 PM.The Crown has presented its closing address in the trial of the man accused of raping and murdering Christchurch school girl Marie Davis. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.Geoff Cramp is Tairawhiti's Medical Officer of Health. Audio

5:16 PM.17 students from Gisborne Boy's High School, two teachers and a parent are in isolation this evening in case they've picked up swine flu during a trip to Brisbane. Audio

5:07 PM.A dioxin campaigner claims the levels of dioxin found in a New Plymouth park are the highest ever detected in New Zealand. Audio